What hospice services will pay for, and whether beneficiaries receive correct information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, converged as issues in court this summer.
Hospice settles HIPAA case for $50,000
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Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
A stolen laptop has resulted in an Idaho hospice organization paying the Department of Health and Human Services $50,000.
WV negligence lawsuit gets another day in the courtroom
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2012
A verdict against a nursing home of slightly over $90 million is being reconsidered in West Virginia due to a verdict-form error.
Surveyors not ruled biased for seeking $42,600 in fines
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Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2012
A Jewish nursing home in Pennsylvania has been turned back in its attempt to have a penalty reviewed that it said resulted from a biased survey process.
Former FL ombudsman files suit against providers, state
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2011
A high-profile ousted Florida ombudsman has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, the Florida Health Care Association and the Florida Assisted Living Association for alleged...
Use caution evaluating CCRC applicants, legal expert warns
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
A continuing care retirement community must make sure it is using standard, uniform questions in screening applicants, experts emphasized at the LeadingAge convention.
Court’s verdict on spider bite likely to bug many operators
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 02, 2011
The death of a nursing home resident from a spider bite is a healthcare liability claim and requires an expert report to be filed as such, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled in July.
Court approves another pact that siphons facility residents
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2012
In another strike against the traditional nursing home census base, a federal judge in Maine has approved a class-action lawsuit settlement that lets those with long-term disabilities live in their home...
AL court rules in favor of health insurer
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 02, 2012
Alabama’s high court has ordered a nursing home’s breach of contract suit against the state’s largest health insurer to be dismissed.
Agreement declared void in dementia case
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
A U.S. Court of Appeals has agreed that an arbitration agreement signed by a nursing home resident with dementia is void.